where is my list of linked devices?

OK, my bad. Do this instead:

On your computer open iTunes. At the top of the screen you will see Store (in between "Controls" and "Window"). Click on Store>View Account>then type in your password to view your account information.

Once the info screen opens, you will in the section called "iTunes in the Cloud" an option to Manage Devices:

Clice on the Manage Devices option and you will then see a screen listing all of the Devices/Computer associated with your Apple ID:

You can selectively remove the devices/computers you no longer want associated with your Apple ID.

Cheers,

GB

Hi Ida,

You can go into your Account information in the iTunes Store on your computer to find out how many computers and devices are associated with your Apple ID, but there is no list of what devices they are:

iTunes Store>Click on your Sign on ID>Account>input your password

Once you get into the Account information screen, you will see Computer Authorizations right below the billing information.

Cheers,

GB

Is it possible you have no devices or computers associated with your Apple ID? Do this:

On your Mac, open iTunes and sign on with your Apple ID

Once signed on, click on the Store menu option again, and then click on "Authorize This Computer"

Once you have authorized the Mac, look at your Account Info again to see if the Manage Devices option comes up under "iTunes in the Cloud"

Post back with your results.

Cheers,

GB

You do not have to pay anything to see your device list. What version of OSX are you running on your Mac? What version of iTunes?

Cheers,

GB

Do you mean that under the iTunes in the Cloud section you only have the "iTunes Match" paragraph?

Have you tried restarting your Mac? I'm not understanding why it is not showing the Manage Devices section if you just authorized your Mac, and it is not showing.

Do you have iCloud?

Cheers,

GB

Right, he's talking about the same option I directed you to, but which you have indicated is not appearing on your Account info screen.

What is it that you are wanting to do with the Manage Devices in relation to your son's phone? What are you wanting to do here?

Cheers,

GB

What do you mean by "Manage" the device. The Manage Device option only is there to remove a particular device from being be able to do automatic downloads or to be able to download items purchased under a specific Apple ID.

It does not do anything else than that.

So, I'm not sure what you are trying to manage here....

Cheers,

GB

Yeah, sorry. I have no idea why the same information would not be showing on your iTunes account. You indicated that it showed up in the past? If it did, can you pinpoint anything that might have changed since the last time you were able to see it?

Devices/Computers show up in this list when they are logged into iTunes or App Store on that device/computer with the Apple ID that you are looking under, and when logged onto that device or computer have either turned on Automatic Downloads for that Apple ID, or have downloaded past purchases for that Apple ID.

So, in the screen shot I posted, you see that I have 2 devices and 2 computers listed. On the devices, I am logged into the iTunes & App Store with my Apple ID, and I have downloaded past purchases on each of them.

On the computers, I have logged into iTunes with my Apple ID, authorized the computer for my Apple ID, and at various points have downloaded past purchases on them.

Doing that, associates my Apple ID with those devices, and allows me to continue to download past purchases to that device or computer.

The only reason I can think of why it would not show up is if I had never downloaded any past purchases, or had never had any Automatic downloads for my Apple ID occur on them. From the Apple Support page on Associating a Device (which, in turn, allows you to manange them - i.e., remove them from being associated with a particular device or computer):

Summary

Unless you want to pay for iTunes Match, that is not what you want to do. Did you look at your account in the iTunes Store to see how many devices you have associated with your ID?

GB